Dr. Subash Gupta

Introduction

The Chief of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon and the Director of the Center of Liver and Biliary Sciences at Max Hospitals in Delhi, Dr Subash Gupta is accredited all over the world for his exceptional work in liver transplantation field. He completed his undergraduate degree and Masters in General surgery from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and did a specialization in surgical gastroenterology in 1989. Briefly after completing his specialization, this talented surgeon moved to England to work and train under Dr. Paul McMaster in the Liver unit at Queen Elizabeth. While practicing in the UK, Dr Subash Gupta underwent Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and of Glasgow.
After returning to India, he was honored with the position of Professorship in Surgery from Apollo Health Education and Research Foundation and he pioneered the development of Living Donor Liver Transplant (LDLT) in India. In 2013, he was widely recognized for successfully conducting 300 Living Donor Liver Transplant at Centre for Liver and Biliary Sciences situated at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi. In 2013, Dr. Gupta and his Team has also helped other Centres within India and abroad to set up liver transplantation
Due to his focused interest and contribution to the medical field, Apollo Health Foundation has made him an honorary Professor of Surgery. Dr. Gupta was also honored for excellence in clinical medicine and Vishist Chikitsh Rattan (Distinguished Clinician) on Doctor’s Day in 2012. In 2016, the Medical Council of India has awarded him the prestigious “B.C. Roy” award.
He has also contributed to different aspects of living donor liver transplantation such as liver transplantation without hepatitis B immunoglobulin prophylaxis and appropriate CMV prophylaxis.

The Chief of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon and the Director of the Center of Liver and Biliary Sciences at Max Hospitals in Delhi, Dr Subash Gupta is accredited all over the world for his exceptional work in liver transplantation field. He completed his undergraduate degree and Masters in General surgery from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and did a specialization in surgical gastroenterology in 1989. Briefly after completing his specialization, t...

Awards and Achievements

The first living related liver transplant for a HIV patient with hepatitis B induced liver failure on HARRT therapy.

The first auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplant for a child with fulminant hepatic failure.

The successful transplant of an international patient from across the border with fulminant hepatic failure.

The development of middle vein clamp test to determine extent of anterior sector congestion. This test eliminates the need for complex computer model and contributed to reducing costs in liver transplantation

Introduction of HTK preservative solution to solve the cold chain problem with UW solution in India

The first successful fast tracking of a transplanted patient to the ward without postoperative stay in the ward.

The successful transplant of Hepatitis B patients without the use of expensive immunoglobulins.